instrument panel

noun

|Updated on: 13 Jul 2018

Definition of instrument panel

: a panel on which instruments are mounted; especially : dashboard 2

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Recent Examples of instrument panel from the Web

The instrument panel is driver-centric with wide-view visibility of gauges and controls.

— mark maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "2019 Volkswagen Jetta: 7th generation wide-body reboot," 6 July 2018
There's a flight simulator with a cockpit and instrument panel, along with some short videos that feature the solar system, for kids to pretend to fly through space.

— amy schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Science CITY opens at Betty Brinn Children's Museum," 5 July 2018
The dual-element LCD instrument panel monitors gas levels, trip distance, and engine output; unlike nearly every motorcycle until the last year or so, automatically turns off blinkers.

— Fortune, "Is the Bigger, Beefier Ducati Scrambler 1100 the One for You?," 27 June 2018
Hyundai's new head-up display projects vehicle speed and other information onto a clear glass panel behind the instrument panel to enable the driver to keep attention on the road.

— g. chambers williams iii, Houston Chronicle, "All-new Kona: Small crossover joins Hyundai lineup, starts at $19,500," 5 May 2018
Model makers, architects, boatbuilders, furniture designers, sculptors, and painters were brought to the studio, while companies manufactured the film’s spacesuits, helmets, and instrument panels.

— junot díaz, The New Yorker, "“2001: A Space Odyssey”: What It Means, and How It Was Made," 17 Apr. 2018
Inside the tent, that series of gantries installs various bits: The IP gantry puts in the instrument panels.

— alex davies, WIRED, "How Tesla Is Building Cars in Its Parking Lot," 22 June 2018
The instrument panel has the odd layout of placing the gauge array up high in the center, which is just to be different.

— mark maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "2018 Toyota Prius Prime: Nothing fancy, just 640 miles on a tank," 8 June 2018
The metallic-looking patterned trim that spans the instrument panel adds an upscale touch.

— jeff yip, Houston Chronicle, "VW’s revamped 2019 Jetta R-Line delivers bang for the buck," 5 May 2018

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